Your Baltimore Cerebral Palsy Law Firm Explains Spastic Quadriplegia

Posted on Nov 11, 2015 10:10am PST

Cerebral palsy can affect children in a variety of different ways, with
symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Spastic quadriplegia is one type
of cerebral palsy that causes patients to experience jerky and stiff movements
of the limbs. In today’s blog, your Baltimore cerebral palsy law
firm explains all you need to know about spastic quadriplegia and what
to do if you believe your child’s cerebral palsy was caused by medical
negligence.

What is spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy?

While many types of cerebral palsy are characterized by paralysis, spastic
quadriplegia is known for causing uncontrollable stiff and jerky movements.
This is caused by hypertonia of the muscles which causes muscle spindles
to be easily excited and reduces the inhibition of synapsis, thus leading
to muscle spasms. Spastic quadriplegia generally affects all four limbs
in equal measure but some patients experience symptoms in one or more
limbs. If spasms do not occur in all four limbs it is known either as
spastic triplegia (affecting three limbs), diplegia (two limbs), hemiplegia
(one side of the body), or monoplegia (one limb).

Symptoms of spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy

Symptoms of spastic quadriplegia tend to present early on and are generally
discovered when a child does not progress through the normal stages of
motor development. It is often identified when children are as young as
three months and almost always by two years old. If you begin to notice
your child struggling with normal development such as an inability to
control head movements then it is important to contact your doctor to
rule out the possibility of cerebral palsy.

Causes

Spastic quadriplegia is caused by the same factors that cause cerebral
palsy, namely brain damage and abnormal brain development. When brain
damage was caused by medical negligence this can provide the basis for
a cerebral palsy malpractice settlement. Contact your
Baltimore cerebral palsy law firm to discuss the merits of your case.

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